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Train a Word

Use the Train Word window to provide ViaVoice with a pronunciation of your words that are not in the ViaVoice vocabulary or its backup dictionary. Before recording, you can select Use only new pronunciation or Use all pronunciations, depending on the word or phrase you want to train. If the list contains more than one word or phrase, record a pronunciation for each one.

1. Click Record and pronounce the highlighted word or phrase. A check appears next to the word or phrase after you record it. If the word does not sound like it is written, ViaVoice displays the Add Pronunciation window.

2. Click Play to hear your recording.

3. Click Done when you have trained all words.

  You can also use the following keys for the Record, Stop, and Play buttons:

- Record use ALT+R

- Stop use ALT+T

- Play use ALT+P


Type the word or phrase as you will say it, if how it is written differs from how it is pronounced. For example, for AAA, type triple-A; for IBM, type I-B-M; for UNICEF, type unicef; for Francois, type franswah. If you use multiple words, each word will be separated by a hypen.


Use only the new pronunciation and replace (delete) all existing pronunciations of the word or phrase with the new recording.


Use all existing pronunciations of the word or phrase in addition to the pronunciation you are going to record.


Click to begin recording. When the button begins to blink, start speaking to record the word or phrase.


Stops the recording of a word or phrase.


Click to playback the recording of a word or phrase.


Displays words and phrases you can select for training.


Displays the word or phrase as it will appear when dictated.


Add a Pronunciation

If ViaVoice detects a difference between the spelling of the word or phrase, and its pronunciation, the Add Pronunciation window appears. Follow these steps:

1. Type the word or phrase the way that you pronounce it into the Sounds-like Spelling field of the Add Pronunciation window. Place a hyphen between the words and letters.
 For example, if you pronounce the word NCAA as NC double A, enter N-C-double-A. If you pronounce NCAA as NCAA, enter N-C-A-A.If you use multiple words, each word will be separated by a hyphen.

2. Click OK. If the Sounds-like Spelling is not accepted, try another Sounds-like Spelling.
or
Click Cancel if you choose not to provide a pronunciation. ViaVoice does not add the word or phrase to your vocabulary.


Click Done, when you have finished training words or phrases.


Displays the help file on how to train a word or phrase.


Select whether to Use only new pronunciation or Use all pronunciations of the recorded word or phrase.